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No. 15 Men's Soccer notches commanding 5-1 win over No. 11-ranked Calvin (Mich.)

No. 15 Men's Soccer notches commanding 5-1 win over No. 11-ranked Calvin (Mich.)
Box Score Program
September 7, 2024

ADA — No. 15 Ohio Northern men's soccer earned a commanding 5-1 win over No. 11-ranked Calvin (Mich.) on Saturday night at Kerscher Stadium.

The Basics

  • Records: #15 Ohio Northern (3-1-0 overall), Calvin (2-2-0 overall)
  • Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.

The Match

  • Ohio Northern got an early goal from senior Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) assisted by senior Sam McKee (Mason) in the 13th minute.
  • Junior Gage Foster (Mason) scored in the 36th minute with an assist from senior Ryan Parker (Lexington) to give the Polar Bears a 2-0 lead.
  • The Knights scored their lone goal of the match in the 58th minute.
  • Freshman Chase Robinson (Blacklick/Gahanna) scored unassisted in the 72nd minute to extend the lead to 3-1.
  • Senior Noah Zebrak (Cleveland/St. Ignatius) scored the Polar Bears fourth goal in the 76th minute, assisted by senior Gavin Marshall (Troy).
  • A goal from fifth-year senior Will Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales) assisted by Robinson put the game away in the 83rd minute.
  • Freshman Carson Zurmehly (Batavia/McNicholas) had one save in goal for ONU.
  • ONU out-shot CU 23-6, and had a 8-5 advantage in corner kicks.
  • The Polar bears had a 59-41 advantage in possession over the Knights.

Notables

  • Northern is now 3-11-1 all-time against Calvin (Mich.), including a 3-7-0 mark in Ada and a 1-3-0 record in Kerscher Stadium.
  • Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 59-28-16 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Wednesday at 7 p.m. when they host No. 23-ranked Ohio Wesleyan at Kerscher Stadium.